title: Simplified immunoradiometric assay for factor VIII coagulant antigen.
abstract: A simplified, non-competitive, solid phase immunoradiometric assay has been developed for the quantitation of factor VIII coagulant antigen (VIII:CAg)--the antigenic counterpart of FVIII coagulant activity (VIII:C). Both homologous and heterologous antibodies to human factor VIII (FVIII) were used in this assay. Initially, FVIII in a test sample was attached to immobilized, human IgG obtained from a polytransfused haemophilia A patient with a high titre antibody to VIII:C. The bound FVIII was then detected using rabbit 125I-IgG specific for human FVIII. The concentration of VIII:CAg correlated well with VIII:C levels in the plasma from normal donors (r = 0.84, n - 15). Homozygote von Willebrand's disease patients had undetectable levels of VIII:CAg in their plasma. Patients with severe haemophilia A (VIII:C less than 0.01 u/ml) could be divided into groups on the basis of the VIII:CAg levels, i.e. those having undetectable VIII:CAg and other with measurable VIII:CAg. VIII:CAg detected in normal serum was less than 0.002 u/ml. In this assay the use of human antibody to FVIII is considerably decreased compared to other methods for VIII:CAg, and the time-consuming steps to immunopurify human anti-FVIII antibody are eliminated.
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D005169:Factor VIII